The elephant in the room

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The elephant in the room

RobVG — 1/8/2016 12:39:25 AM (archived)

Misogyny in the Middle East

It looks like a conflict of cultures. The immigrants are fresh out the Middle East and Africa and carry their attitudes with them. Maybe natural born or assimilated Muslims have a tempered or "metaphorical" view of their religion. I hope your math is meaningful.

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Wrong to "make the connection"? - RobVG - 1/7/2016 6:26:37 PM
- Anyone connect this with American torture, rapes and killings in Afghanistan, Iraq? - bowser - 1/15/2016 4:34:13 AM
- Well, conservatives are saying "I told you so" - RobVG - 1/11/2016 7:43:13 PM
  - So are the Liberals. - ER - 1/13/2016 6:40:52 AM
    - That might be a bit of a stretch - RobVG - 1/19/2016 4:43:09 PM
      - Speaking of swimming pools - SteveS - 1/20/2016 2:45:10 PM
      - Dan Ackroyd and Steve Martin - ER - 1/19/2016 6:05:15 PM
- Lots of dots to connect - SteveS - 1/9/2016 5:16:57 PM
  - Hmm, no replies in opposition. n/t - RobVG - 1/10/2016 12:17:49 AM
    - I'm not sure what you're looking for here... - mcfly - 1/10/2016 3:41:26 AM
      - It's not political and it's not outrage. - RobVG - 1/10/2016 7:50:00 PM
        
        You know what my opinion means? - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:40:46 PM
        
        You may think your opinion doesn't matter but I still want to hear it. n/t - RobVG - 1/11/2016 7:44:12 PM
        
        My apologies, Rob - mcfly - 1/11/2016 8:52:11 PM
      - Acknowledgement would be nice - SteveS - 1/10/2016 2:33:08 PM
        
        You've bitten down hard on the propagandist's bait. - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:15:00 AM
        
        The second link is a copy of the Wikipedia article on that subject. - TB - 1/11/2016 5:08:06 PM
        
        How many times are Americans going to march down this road? - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:07:29 PM
        
        Ackknowwledgement and education is needed for starters - SteveS - 1/12/2016 1:57:04 PM
        
        Re: Ackknowwledgement and education is needed for starters - TB - 1/12/2016 6:19:07 PM
        
        Well well - Jody - 1/12/2016 6:32:18 PM
        
        Yes. I said it. n/t - Jody - 1/12/2016 7:08:26 PM
        
        That is so true Steve - Jody - 1/12/2016 5:48:01 PM
        
        Re: How many times are Americans going to march down this road? - TB - 1/11/2016 6:52:42 PM
        
        For now - mcfly - 1/11/2016 7:33:50 PM
        
        Thirteen year intervals - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:17:50 PM
        
        Excellent post Steve. - Jody - 1/10/2016 5:17:46 PM
        
        There's more to this than meets the eye... - ER - 1/10/2016 6:33:48 PM
        
        May not be a reliable source. - TB - 1/10/2016 10:23:49 PM
        
        Refugees are always a problem. - ER - 1/11/2016 12:21:01 AM
  - Well Katy bar the doors. - Jody - 1/9/2016 7:12:03 PM
- The numbers don't add up to an immigration crisis - mcfly - 1/7/2016 11:06:20 PM
  - The elephant in the room - RobVG - 1/8/2016 12:39:25 AM
    - Make that an elephant and a half - mcfly - 1/8/2016 5:36:49 AM
      - As far as the numbers, it wasn't an unreasonable way to look at it. n/t - RobVG - 1/8/2016 4:03:23 PM
- I don't get it. - ER - 1/7/2016 8:50:21 PM
  - Why do you do that ER? - Jody - 1/8/2016 3:47:07 AM
    - Because its more charitable than telling you what I really think. - ER - 1/8/2016 4:32:22 AM
      - You need to get over yourself. - Jody - 1/8/2016 4:21:33 PM
    - It masks his superiority complex :) - RobVG - 1/8/2016 4:08:01 AM
      - In a way, you're right. - ER - 1/8/2016 4:48:18 AM
        
        Of course I'm right ;) - RobVG - 1/8/2016 4:16:46 PM
        
        The Zone does not set government policy. - ER - 1/8/2016 5:08:31 PM
        
        Re: The Zone does not set government policy. - RobVG - 1/9/2016 3:28:41 AM
        
        I know what you mean by "pummeled". - ER - 1/9/2016 1:53:52 PM
        
        No worries, we're all assholes occasionally. - RobVG - 1/9/2016 4:59:59 PM
        
        The trouble with winning all the time is that you quickly forget how to fight. - ER - 1/9/2016 5:25:22 PM
        
        Okay, okay... n/t - RobVG - 1/9/2016 5:53:03 PM
        
        I am not out to convince anyone a thing... - Jody - 1/8/2016 9:53:59 PM
        
        I guess I just want to be heard. - Jody - 1/8/2016 9:55:11 PM
        
        Hah! I thought the same thing Rob! - Jody - 1/8/2016 5:03:11 PM

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